Corn popper



Patented Apr. 1'2, 1927.

' UNTTED STATES 1,624,040 PATENT oFFlcE.

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Application led December 21, 1925. Serial No. 76,890.

receptacleon a ta le or the like for agitating the corn popped.

' still further object is to provide a corn popper which will eliminatethe accumulation of ldust and dirt, when in use, thereby renderingtheoperation of the device more sanitary.

A still further Objectis to provide an electric corn popper which issimple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further welladapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

placed withinv the receptacle to be Other'objects and advantages of thein-l vention will become apparent during the ycourse of the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. ,In theaccompanying drawing forming part vof this application and in whch'likenumerals designate like parts throughout the'same: o, Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectional View throughlthe corn popper embodying ourinvention, and l vFigure 2 is a transverse vertical section.

^ In the drawing, wherein for the purposeof illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 1 designates asubstantially rectangular shaped casing or receptacle,`the samebeingopen atits top. A hinged closureA 2 vis asso-y elated witht e one oflongitudinal edges'f'f the receptacle being shown gt3. -A springclip 4is Asecured on the;frontside of the receptacle and cooperates with theforward longitudinal edge of the cover 2 in securing the lattex; aclosed position. A suitableknoh orlgi'; dle 5, is'a'ssociated with thespring -cli'or disengaging the same from the cover to permit the vlatter-to be swung upwardlyl to anopen position and a h andle 6 is associatedwith the cover for ralsingfand loweropen top of-.the receptacle; thehingeconnection between the cover and ing the same. The hinged cover orclosure` 2 is further provided with aseries of spaced openings 7, andthe urpose thereof will be hereinafter more fully described.

An electric heating element casing 8 of the same shape and size as thereceptacle 1 is adapted to be. secured on the bottom of the receptacle,and to this end, there is provided at the corners the securing angularbrackets 9. The casing 8 is open at its top and the bottom 10 of thereceptacle rests on the up? per edges of the sides and ends of thecasing l in the manner as clearly illustrated in the drawing. Bysecuring the electric heating clement supporting casing 8 to the bottomof the receptacle 1, a unitary structure is provided.

This casing 8 is lined with suitable insulaltionas shown at 11 andadapted to be arranged within this casing are a. block of insulatingmaterial 12 on-which is mounted the electric heating elements 13.Theflatter are 'of the well known construction, and as the same forms`no important part of the present invention, a further detaileddescription thereof is not thought necessary.

The terminals for the electric heating elements 13 are indicated at 14and the same extend through one end of the casing 8 so as to projectbeyond the outer end thereof andy permit the attachment'. of an electricsocket 15, the latter having communication with a suitable source ofsupply through the medium of the-wire 16. When the socket 15 is attachedon the terminals 14, and the current which flows through the wire 16 isturned on, the electric heating elements 1 3 will` function in themanner well known in the art.

For the purpose of facilitating the recip.

ro'ca'tory movement of the corn pepper,

there is provided on the bottom of. the casing v8 at the cornersthereof, the rollers 17.

These rollers are mounted in suitable casters vi e with rubber surfaceengaging rings on their peripheral faces so as not to mar or deface thefurniture on which the device is placed. A relatively large handle 194is secured .-on` one; end ofthe receptacle 1 `adjacent the' top vthereofand is insulatedtherefrom; through the medium of thestrip 20.k Anadditional handle 21 in the form of a knobl issecured on the othc? endof the '1 d-if desired, the rollers may be proreceptacle as clearlyillustrated in Figure 1.

" use, the corn to bepopped is placed within the receptacle 1, and thecover 2 is swung to a closed position. The socket 15 is then attached tothe free ends of the terminals 14 and the current is turned on. Thedevice is then moved backward and forward on a table or any othersuitable support by actuating the handle 19 so as to agitate the grainsof corn within the receptacle, and in this manner, the heat from theheating elements 13 will pass upwardly through the v receptaclethoroughly heating the grains of ot our improved device. Alter all thecorn has been popped, the same is discharged from the receptacle, bygrasping the handles 19 and 21 and inverting the same after the coverhas been swung to an open position. Also by providing an electric cornpepper of the above mentioned character, there will be no possibilityvof the operator coming in contact with the source of heat and burninghis hands, such as frequently happens with the use of ordinary hand typeof corn poppers now on the market.

A device of lthe above mentioned character will provide a usefulhousehold article., and its simplicity enables the same to bemanufactured at a very low cost, yet be strong and durable.

While we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is tobe understood that minor changes in the size, shape, and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention.

llaving thus described the invention, what we claim as new isz- Awheeled corn popper of the class described colnprising in combination,an open lop receptacle, a cover therefor, an open top casing, the loweredges of the receptacle adapted to rest on the upper edges ot' the opentop4 casing, angular securing brackets at the corners of the casing andthe receptacle on the outer side thereof for securing the same togetherproviding a unitary structure, an insulated block arranged within thecasing, electrical heating units mounted on the block, the terminals forthe electrical heating units projecting outwardly through one end of thecasing, surface engaging rollers carried by the bottom of the casing,and al handle secured on one end of the receptacle for facilitating therecifprocatory movement thereof.

In testimony whereof weaix our signatures.

JAMES E. DEMPSEY. LEROY E. BURTON.

